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Locality Name:
La Estrella Mine, Jaroso Ravine, Sierra Almagrera, Cuevas Del Almanzora (Cuevas De Vera), Almería, Andalusia, Spain


mindat Locality ID: 233191
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-233191.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "La Estrella Mine, Jaroso Ravine, Sierra Almagrera, Cuevas Del Almanzora (Cuevas De Vera), Almería, Andalusia, Spain": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 0°0'0"N
Longitude: 0°0'0"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 0,0
AThis mineral is Anthropogenic.
GThis mineral is directly dated.
BThis mineral is reported as having this age.
YThis mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
OThis mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
RThe age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
PThe age displayed for this mineral is the range of ages for this mineral at all of this locality's children.
This mineral's age has not yet been recorded.

This Mineral list contains entries from this locality, including sub-localities. Minerals in bold are reported by mindat.org as occurring directly at this locality, and do not occur at any children (sublocalities) of this locality.

Elements at this locality, including sub-localities: Ag Al As Ba C Ca Cl Cu Fe H K O P Pb S Ti 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ag Al As Ba C Ca Cl Cu Fe H K O P Pb S Ti 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AluniteApatiteAragoniteAtacamiteBaryteBrackebuschiteBrochantiteCalciteCarminiteCovellite
CyanotrichiteDiasporeGypsumLepidocrociteMalachiteNoneNot in a structural groupPharmacosideriteRocksaltSulphur

31 IMA Minerals at location:
Alunite  (*)Anatase  (*)Anglesite  (*)Arsentsumebite  (*)Atacamite  (*)
Azurite  (*)Baryte  (*)Bayldonite  (*)Beudantite  (*)Brochantite  (*)
Carminite  (*)Cerussite  (*)Chlorargyrite  (*)Clinoatacamite  (*)Covellite  (*)
Cyanotrichite  (*)Galena  (*)Gartrellite  (*)Goethite  (*)Gypsum  (*)
Jarosite  (*)Lepidocrocite  (*)Malachite  (*)Mimetite  (*)Osarizawaite  (*)
Pharmacoalumite  (*)Pharmacosiderite  (*)Plumbogummite  (*)Scorodite  (*)Siderite  (*)
Sulphur  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Alunite  (*)NoneKAl3(SO4)2(OH)60966
Anatase  (*)Not in a structural groupTiO202162
Anglesite  (*)BarytePb(SO4)02734
Arsentsumebite  (*)BrackebuschitePb2Cu(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)037
Atacamite  (*)AtacamiteCu2Cl(OH)30544
Azurite  (*)Not in a structural groupCu3(CO3)2(OH)205509
Baryte  (*)BaryteBa(SO4)011547
Bayldonite  (*)NoneCu3PbO(AsO3OH)2(OH)20172
Beudantite  (*)AlunitePbFe3+3(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)60413
Brochantite  (*)BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)601633
Carminite  (*)CarminitePbFe3+2(AsO4)2(OH)20178
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)04979
Chlorargyrite  (*)RocksaltAgCl01382
Clinoatacamite  (*)AtacamiteCu2Cl(OH)3043
Covellite  (*)CovelliteCuS04165
Cyanotrichite  (*)CyanotrichiteCu4Al2(SO4)(OH)12(H2O)20179
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS024243
Gartrellite  (*)NonePbCuFe3+(AsO4)2(OH)·H2O041
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)07437
Gypsum  (*)GypsumCa(SO4)·2H2O06890
Jarosite  (*)AluniteKFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)602228
Lepidocrocite  (*)LepidocrociteFe3+O(OH)0581
Malachite  (*)MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2012537
Mimetite  (*)ApatitePb5(AsO4)3Cl01107
Osarizawaite  (*)AlunitePb(Al2Cu2+)(SO4)2(OH)6064
Pharmacoalumite  (*)PharmacosideriteKAl4(AsO4)3(OH)4·6.5H2O017
Pharmacosiderite  (*)PharmacosideriteKFe3+4(AsO4)3(OH)4·6-7H2O0428
Plumbogummite  (*)AlunitePbAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)60170
Scorodite  (*)NoneFe3+(AsO4)·2H2O01153
Siderite  (*)CalciteFe(CO3)06417
Sulphur  (*)SulphurS02045


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